According to EV-interest website electrek.com, aspiring Model 3 owners have been spotted outside dealerships in locations as far-flung as Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, Melbourne, and Sydney, Australia. Many wanna-be buyers in colder climates have brought tents. Quebecker Ian Pavelko even outfitted his temporary structure with Tesla stickers, just so everyone would know he wasn't lining up super-early for Captain America: Civil War.

It's also possible to reserve a Model 3 online using Tesla's website, but that list doesn't open up until the car actually debuts at 8:30 pm PDT on the 31. Pop a squat in front of one of Tesla's stores, though, and you can place an order as soon as that showroom opens on Thursday. Thanks to the wonders of the International Date Line, that means Stephens and other eastern Aussies can mosey in and reserve their Model 3s more than 30 hours before the online order form opens up.

No matter how early they queue up, each and every one of these Tesla fanatics will need to slap down a refundable deposit in the general range of $1,000 USD, depending on the nuances of their local currency. And every one of them will still be waiting until 2017 at the earliest to park a Model 3 in their driveway.